Realitäten- Gottes Wirken Heute Erlebt by Basilea Schlink

Description: Realitäten- Gottes Wirken Heute Erlebt by Basilea Schlink In German This is the original of the book published in English as "Realities of Faith" The Evangelical Sisterhood of Mary formed in Darmstadt, a medium-sized, industrial city one hour south of Frankfurt. Darmstadt was completely destroyed during WWII. The Allied bombing on the night of September 11, 1944, flattened most of the city’s buildings. During the night of the bombing, the future sisters found themselves vividly confronted with their own mortality. In their prayers that night they committed their lives completely to God. Those prayers were fulfilled in 1947, when the Bible study leaders, Klara Schlink and Erika Madauss, formally founded the sisterhood as Mother Basilea and Mother Martyria. The founding mothers had always fought against the teachings of the Reichs Church, emphasizing continuity between the Old and New Testaments, and the special status of the Jews as God’s chosen people. They also incorporated intense supernaturalism into their teaching, in contrast to the prevailing rationalism of German theology. A summary of Basilea’s further themes reveals the eclectic nature of her thought. She emphasizes the redemptive role of suffering, both of Christ and of people in general. Times of testing often precede the times of the greatest blessing, for in them people realize their great spiritual need. She taught that prayer should be both individual and collective, formal and spontaneous, and should especially be practiced at the very beginning and very end of the day, an early Jewish practice which she gladly reclaimed for Christianity. She advocated worship in the form of jubilant “heaven celebrations,” reminding her listeners that faith is reason enough for dancing. In the midst of such joy, she understood the Christian life as a life of vivid spiritual warfare and of preparation for the end of the world. Nonetheless, she was intent on caring for the natural environment, both in the context of her community and 4 in society at large. In the midst of such an emphasis on human responsibility, the overarching theme of her thought rests on God’s responsibility: God fulfills his promises. I have other Basilea Schlink books listed. Postage can be combined for any of my books.

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